Trump Pledges to Fix Failing Venezuela

In a recent joint news conference with Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos, President Donald Trump said that the United States would render humanitarian aid to people in Venezuela, a country in which stability is quickly crumbling.

Venezuela, mauled by a failed socialist government trying to maintain a hold on power, has descended into a nightmare state for many of its citizens, and doesn’t look like it will improve quickly.

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“People don’t have enough to eat,” he said Thursday, according to an official White House transcript. “People have no food. There’s great violence.

“And we will do whatever is necessary — and we’ll work together to do whatever is necessary — to help with fixing that,” he added. “And I’m really talking on a humanitarian level.”

Trump mentioned partnering with Colombia, which shares a border with Venezuela, to help bring stability to the region.

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As Trump said in the conference, a stable Venezuela is beneficial to more than just Venezuelans — everyone wins.

“The stable and peaceful Venezuela is in the best interest of the entire hemisphere, and America stands with all of the people in our great hemisphere yearning to be free,” he said. “We will be working with Colombia and other countries on the Venezuelan problem.